Ma Bukang

Ma Bukang
馬步康
Nickname(s) Little Big Horse
Born Gansu
Allegiance Republic of China
Years of service 1930s–1949
Rank general
Battles/wars Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War, Meridian Ridge Campaign
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ma.

Ma Bukang (traditional Chinese: 馬步康; simplified Chinese: 马步康; pinyin: Mǎ Bùkāng; Wade–Giles: Ma Pu-k’ang) was a Chinese Muslim General and Warlord and a member of the Ma Clique. Ma Bukang led a military force around Gansu in the Republic of China.[1] His nickname was Little Big Horse.[2] He controlled western Gansu after his cousin Ma Zhongying disappeared and left it vacant.[3]

Ma Bukang and Ma Bufang were having a discussion on Ma Biao when Japanese warplanes bombed Xining.[4]

He commanded the 8th Cavalry Division during World War II against the Japanese.[5][6] Ma Bukang succeeded his relative Ma Biao as 8th Cavalry Division commander in the summer of 1942 and proceeded to battle the Japanese.[7]

He fought against the Communists during the Meridian Ridge Campaign. He then fled to Saudi Arabia with Ma Bufang, however, after one year, they then moved to Cairo, Egypt.[8]

References

  1. John DeFrancis (1993). In the footsteps of Genghis Khan. University of Hawaii Press. p. 221. ISBN 0-8248-1493-2. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  2. John DeFrancis (1993). In the footsteps of Genghis Khan. University of Hawaii Press. p. 227. ISBN 0-8248-1493-2. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  3. John DeFrancis (1993). In the footsteps of Genghis Khan. University of Hawaii Press. p. 229. ISBN 0-8248-1493-2. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  4. http://3g.nuoha.net/www/book/157471/00037.html
  5. Steen Ammentorp (2000–2009). "The Generals of WWII Generals from China Ma Bukang". Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  6. Charles D. Pettibone (May 2013). The Organization and Order of Battle of Militaries in World War II: Volume VIII ? China. Trafford Publishing. pp. 468–. ISBN 978-1-4669-9646-5.
  7. http://military.china.com/zh_cn/dljl/krzz/01/11044207/20080919/15096066.html
  8. Lillian Craig Harris (1993). China considers the Middle East. Tauris. p. 66. ISBN 1-85043-598-7. Retrieved 2010-06-28.


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